Thoughts From The Bible

The 24th message from the book of Isaiah, “The peace of God.”  "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. (4) Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:" (Isaiah 26:3-4) This is one of the most famous verses in the Bible about peace. God wants you to have peace in your heart and mind. It is a theme r...

The 23rd message from the book of Isaiah, “Praising God for his blessings.”  "O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth." (Isaiah 25:1) Isaiah chapter 25 is divided into three sections. Each of these sections praises God for something. We will look at each of these three sections a...

The 22nd message from the book of Isaiah, “Glorifying the Lord in the fires.”  Isaiah 24:14-15  They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. (15)  Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. Here in Isaiah 24, we have a picture of glorifying the Lord through the fires...

The 21st message from the book of Isaiah “Christ our King, Saviour.”  Isa 22:20-25  And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: 21  And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. 22  And the...

The nineteenth message from the book of Isaiah, “Egypt, A picture of the world coming to Christ.”  This chapter is a great picture of the Gentiles and the Jews becoming the body of Christ, the church. Egypt in the Bible is a type of the world. In this chapter, we can find an illustration of how all are made one in Christ. We see the Gentiles (Egypt and Assyria) and the Jews becoming the children o...

The eighteenth message from the book of Isaiah “The Lord is not worried.”  In this short chapter we have a vivid picture. Ethiopia and Egypt are advancing in battle against Assyria (verse 1-3). This was probably when Shabatok the Ethiopian was King of Egypt. In verse four the world looks and hears all that is happening. But then look at verse 4, the Lord is taking a rest. He is not concerned about...

The seventeenth message from the book of Isaiah “Looking to your Maker.”  Isa 17:7-8  At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. (8)  And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. Man is a creation of God. Someone created you—that means...

The sixteenth message from the book of Isaiah, “The Throne of Jesus.” This chapter has three parts: 1. An offer of mercy on condition they show mercy and help to the Israelites. (16:1-5), they reject this offer and are threatened (16:6-12), 3. The time is fixed for the judgement of Moab. In addition, in verse 5, there is a Messianic prophecy concerning the throne of the Lord Jesus Christ. Isa 16:5...

The fifteenth message from the book of Isaiah “Weeping for your Enemies.”  Isa 15:5  My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. Isaiah chapter 15 is about the destruction of Moab. Moab was the son of Lot. Whe...

The fourteenth message from book of Isaiah, “The Danger of Ambition.”  Isaiah chapter 14 is the most important chapter in the Bible about the fall of Satan. Satan was a beautiful cherubim above the throne of God. He was one of God’s finest creations. But as we read in this chapter that was not enough for him. He wanted more—much more.  In his pride and ambition he tried to make himself equal with...

The thirteenth message from the book of Isaiah, “The Day of the Lord.”  This chapter is all about the day of the LORD. What is the day of the Lord? When will it happen? Who will be judged? We will look at what the Bible has to say about this certain future day. The phrase “the day of the Lord” is found 27 times in 26 verses. Other variations of this phrase are found many times. It is not to be con...

The eleventh message from the book of Isaiah called "What the Lord is to me." Our verse for today is found in Isaiah 12:2: Isa 12:2  Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song ; he also is become my salvation . Let’s also read Psalms 21:1 and Exodus 15:2: Psa 27:1  The LORD is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear?...

The eleventh message from the book of Isaiah, “The Branch.”  Isaiah 11:1-2  "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: (2)  And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;" Isaiah chapter 11 is about the Lor...

The tenth message from the book of Isaiah, “Instruments in the hands of God.”  Isaiah 10:15  "Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood." Isaiah chapter 10 is about Assyria lifting it...

The ninth message from the book of Isaiah called “Who is Jesus? Our verses are found in Isaiah 9:6-7: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (7)  Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the...

The eighth message from the book of Isaiah called “A Stone of Stumbling.”  Our verses for today are found in Isaiah 8:13-15: "13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem...

The seventh message from the book of Isaiah called “The Virgin Birth.”  Isa 7:14  Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. In Isaiah 7:14 we have a powerful verse proving that Jesus Christ, the promised Saviour, would be born from a virgin. His name would be “Immanuel” meaning “God is with us.” From this pa...

The sixeth message from the book of Isaiah called “The Requirements of a Missionary.” In chapter six we read of Isaiah having a vision of the Lord’s throne. It is one of the most vivid descriptions of the the throne of God in the Bible. When Isaiah realizes what he is seeing, he sees himself as unclean and unholy.  In this chapter the Lord is looking for someone to go for him. Isaiah responds with...

The fifth message from Isaiah called “The Lord’s Vineyard,” In chapter five the nation of Israel is pictured as the Lord’s vineyard. He protected, prepared and planted his vineyard. He looked for it to bring forth good fruit, but instead it brought forth wild fruit. This was fruit that could have grown without the Lord’s help. So the Lord breaks down the walls, treads the grapes, and allows thorns...

The fourth message from the book of Isaiah called "The Bride of Christ." Chapter four begins by showing how terrible the battle was in chapter 3:25, 26. There will be so few men left, that there will be a ratio of 7 women to 1 man. The judgement of God is a fearful thing to behold. But there is good news in this chapter—the Lord will not judge forever nor will he forsake his people. In thi...

The third message from the book of Isaiah called “The confusion caused by sin.” In this chapter we read of famine, mighty and wise men gone, and children and women ruling and oppressing people.  This chapter is the result of Judah forsaking the Lord—for turning away from what is correct. The result is confusion. In the end, they went against nature and the order God set from the beginning of creat...

The second message from the book of Isaiah called “Come let us walk in the light of the Lord.” In the first part of chapter two, we find the Lord encouraging Judah to come into the house of the Lord and walk in the light. It is a Millennium passage and talks about the peace Israel and the world will enjoy in the future. Verses 3 and 5 we read “ Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord...

The first message from the book of Isaiah. The book of Isaiah is an exciting, convicting, and yet encouraging book to study! Doctrinally, it was written as a rebuke to Judah. However, we find practical lessons and applications for the New Testament church. We will start with a message from chapter one called “The Pleading of a Father.” God the Father is a person. He feels, He loves, He rebukes, He...

The twenty-eighth message from the book of Ephesians called, “ Stand Fast and Pray Always ” Our verses for today are found in Ephesians 6:13-14 and verse 18; Eph 6:13-14 "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righ...

The twenty-seventh message from the book of Ephesians called, “ Put on the armour of God ” Which is found in Ephesians 6:11-13: "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high...